Medals from the Collection of the Late Eric Smith (Part II)

Three: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class A. H. H. Thomas, Royal Navy, who died on active service in H.M.S. Jupiter in January 1940

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the side inscribed ‘DD 514/40’, together with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Arthur H. H. Thomas’, extremely fine (3) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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Arthur Hubert Holmes Thomas died on active service on 27 January 1940, while serving in the destroyer H.M.S. Jupiter, which ship was then operating with the 5th Destroyer Flotilla out of the Humber. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial; the above described forwarding box is addressed to ‘Mrs. F. M. Thomas, 61 Winchester Street, Taunton, Somerset.’